David Albers/Staff - An Edwards Lifesciences brand SAPIEN Transcatheter Heart Valve with the RetroFlex 3 Transfemoral System is prepared to be implanted into patient during a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.

David Albers/Staff - Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Brian Hummel makes two incisions to access the femoral arteries in a patient at the beginning of a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.

David Albers/Staff - Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Brian Hummel makes two incisions in a patient at the beginning of a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.

David Albers/Staff - Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Brian Hummel works with staff to insert a series of catheters along a femoral artery of a patient during a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.

David Albers/Staff - Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Brian Hummel watches a CAT scan of his patient as he works with staff to insert a series of catheters along a femoral artery during a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.

David Albers/Staff - A heart monitor displays the heart of a patient undergoing a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.

David Albers/Staff - An Edwards Lifesciences brand SAPIEN Transcatheter Heart Valve with the RetroFlex 3 Transfemoral System is prepared to be implanted into patient during a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.

David Albers/Staff - An Edwards Lifesciences brand SAPIEN Transcatheter Heart Valve with the RetroFlex 3 Transfemoral System is prepared to be implanted into patient during a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.

David Albers/Staff - Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Brian Hummel guides a replacement heart valve into place through a patient's femoral artery during a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.

David Albers/Staff - Controls are prepared for the deployment of a replacement heart valve through a patient's femoral artery during a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.

David Albers/Staff - A replacement heart valve, seen at center of a CAT scan, is deployed during a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.

David Albers/Staff - Invasive cardiologist Dr. Murali Muppala, invasive cardiologist Dr. Steven Priest and cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Brian Hummel, left to right, work as a team to guide a replacement heart valve into place through a patient's femoral artery during a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.

David Albers/Staff - Invasive cardiologist Dr. Murali Muppala participates in a post-operation discussion among participating doctors after a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.

David Albers/Staff - Two incisions to the femoral arteries near the groin are closed at the conclusion of a transcatheter heart valve replacement surgery at Lee Memorial's HealthPark on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Fort Myers. The non-invasive heart valve replacement surgery is a newly approved treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition where calcium builds up in the aortic valve inhibiting proper blood flow. The non-invasive transcatheter heart valve replacement is a new option for patients unable to endure open heart surgery.